The Balter Brewing Company is an Australian
craft brewery
Craft beer is a beer that has been made by craft breweries. They produce smaller amounts of beer, typically less than large breweries, and are often independently owned. Such breweries are generally perceived and marketed as having an emphasis o ...
business based in
Currumbin, Queensland
Currumbin ( ) is a coastal suburb in the City of Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. In the , Currumbin had a population of 2,920 people.
Geography
The suburb extends from Currumbin Creek in the north to Wyberba Street in the south. The Pac ...
.
The company was established in 2016 by multiple investors including Australian Surfing Champions
Mick Fanning
Michael Eugene Fanning (born 13 June 1981) is an Australian professional surfer who was crowned champion of the Association of Surfing Professionals/World Surf League (ASP/WSL)'s World Tour in 2007, 2009 and 2013. In 2015, he survived a shark ...
,
Joel Parkinson
Joel Parkinson (born 10 April 1981) is an Australian surfer who used to compete on the WSL ( World Surf League). After twelve years competing at the elite level on the ASP World Championship Tour, a stretch that saw him win eleven elite ASP Wo ...
,
Josh Kerr and
Bede Durbidge
Bede Durbidge (born 23 February 1983) is an Australian professional surfer competing on the World Surf League World Tour. Durbo, Bej and The White Fijian are his nicknames.
Life
Bede Durbidge was born in Brisbane, Queensland and grew up in ...
Balter Brewing Company was sold to
Carlton & United Breweries
Carlton & United Breweries (CUB) is an Australian brewing company based in Melbourne and owned by Japanese conglomerate Asahi Breweries. Its notable brands include Victoria Bitter, Carlton Draught, Foster's Lager, Great Northern, Resch's, ...
in 2019.
CUB has since been sold to
Asahi Breweries
is a Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group headquartered in Sumida, Tokyo.
In 2019, the group had revenue of JPY 2.1 trillion. Asahi's business portfolio can be segmented as follows: alcoholic beverage business ...
.
Tins of Glory World Tinnie Hurling Championships is a version of
table shuffleboard using
beer cans instead of
pucks started in 2017 at the Currumbin brewery.
[https://www.balter.com.au/news/tins-of-glory]
See also
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Beer in Australia
Beer arrived in Australia at the beginning of British colonisation. In 2004 Australia was ranked fourth internationally in per capita beer consumption, at around 110 litres per year;
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List of breweries in Australia
Beer production in Australia has traditionally been dominated by regional producers. Since the 1980s, there have been a steady stream of takeovers and amalgamations, and now the two major producers (who were once Australian-owned) are Carlton & ...
References
External links
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Australian beer brands
Australian companies established in 2016
Food and drink companies established in 2016
Manufacturing companies based on the Gold Coast, Queensland
Currumbin, Queensland
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